Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United

Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United
Full nameMackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United FC
Nickname(s)Magpies Crusaders, MCU
Founded2017
GroundSologinkin Oval, Mackay
Capacity6000
ChairmanBarry Jensen
ManagerJamie Dunning
LeagueNone
20225th of 11 Queensland Premier League
Websitehttps://www.magpiescrusaders.com.au

Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United Football Club, also known as Magpies Crusaders FC, is an Australian professional association football club based in Mackay, Queensland. The club was established in 2017 as an amalgamation of Magpies Sporting Club and Mackay Crusaders Football Club.

Magpies Crusaders represents the Mackay & Whitsundays region in the Queensland Premier League competition. In 2020, they withdrew from the NPL during the mid-season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]

In mid-2022 the Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United Football Club (MCU) will not continue to participate in the South East Queensland conference of the Football Queensland Premier League 1 (FQPL 1) beyond 2022.[2]

Club history

Magpies Crusaders made their competitive debut in the 2018 National Premier Leagues Queensland competition, finishing in 11th place in the 14-team competition.[3]

Crusaders made their FFA Cup debut in 2019, defeating Coomera Colts 2–1 on 24 July 2019.[4]

Current squad

2022 season squad. Updated to 12 March 2022 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Ethan Reed
2 DF Australia AUS Zac Cavali
3 DF Australia AUS Jayden Bell
4 DF Japan JPN Junya Yabe
5 DF Australia AUS Daniel Simic
6 DF Rwanda RWA Jean-Delors Tuyishime
7 MF Australia AUS Makhaya Quakawoot
8 FW Australia AUS Angus McKenzie
9 FW England ENG Michael Lyall
10 MF Australia AUS Diego Cuba
11 MF Australia AUS Anthony Goweid
12 DF Australia AUS Angus Huang
13 MF Australia AUS Brandon Callaghan
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Australia AUS Jayden Salam
15 MF Australia AUS Denzel Bobongie
16 MF Australia AUS Harry Black
17 DF Australia AUS Benjamin Binney
18 FW Australia AUS Aref Nazary
19 DF Australia AUS Kougha Dunkerley
20 MF Australia AUS Liam Shipton (captain)
21 GK Australia AUS Harrison Myers
22 MF Australia AUS Jaymayne Salam
23 DF Australia AUS Kieran Waters
24 FW Australia AUS Ashton Smith
25 DF Australia AUS Malachi Kennell

References

  1. ^ "2020 NPL MEN'S, NPL WOMEN'S AND FQPL SENIOR COMPETITION STRUCTURES CONFIRMED". footballqueensland.com.au. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL QUEENSLAND STATEMENT ON MAGPIES CRUSADERS UNITED FC". footballqueensland.com.au. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Ladder for NPL QLD". SportsTG. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Magpies Crusaders vs Coomera Colts, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 24th Jul 2019". FFA Cup. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ "QPL1 Senior Team - Magpies Crusaders". Magpies Crusaders. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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